RedCannon Security Adds Secure OpenOffice Access Through KeyPoint Enabled Devices


Combined Solution Improves Mobile Productivity in Secure Environment

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 17 / -- RedCannon Security, a trusted provider of centrally managed, secure mobile-access solutions for the enterprise, today announced direct support for OpenOffice applications through KeyPoint enabled USB flash drives. The combined solution empowers mobile workers by allowing OpenOffice applications to be pushed to any USB stick, while ensuring through its KeyPoint solutions that only "trusted" or "locked-down" versions of OpenOffice applications are used.

OpenOffice is an open source office productivity suite that includes primary desktop applications, including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and a drawing program. For more information, visit http://www.openoffice.org/.

While the use of open source applications continues to gain adoption worldwide, many mobile workers find that the ability to carry a secure and personally configured office suite on a USB or other mobile storage device is even more life-changing. Extending work beyond the office has become the norm, and the ability to remain productive and efficient anywhere in the world without disrupting a worker's established virtual work environment is invaluable.

KeyPoint Alchemy transforms any USB flash drive into a trusted corporate access and storage device. Alchemy delivers endpoint security and mobile encryption to any off-the-shelf flash drive. It includes business applications and KeyPoint Vault -- the first centrally-managed mobile storage solution providing standards-based, military-grade software encryption and storage. When a user launches a document stored in the KeyPoint Vault, and OpenOffice is present on both the desktop and the USB device, it will launch only from the secure USB drive.

"Security is a key concern for the enterprise adoption and deployment of open source applications," said Vimal Vaidya, founder and CEO at RedCannon. "We eliminate the guesswork for mobile workers using OpenOffice on KeyPoint-enabled devices by prohibiting the use of potentially compromised applications found on unknown or untrusted desktop systems. KeyPoint enables mobile workers to leave their laptops at home, and still carry all the functionality needed to remain productive and secure while on the road."

KeyPoint Alchemy with support for OpenOffice and Java Run Time Engine (JRE) is available now. For more information, please visit http://www.redcannon.com/.

About RedCannon Security

RedCannon Security is a trusted developer of centrally managed, secure mobile-access solutions for the enterprise. Its ultra-thin client instantly secures and sanitizes any point, anywhere. RedCannon extends security policies beyond the network perimeter, allowing policy enforcement to travel with the user. Its solutions support leading industry standards for encryption and authentication and enable secure remote access to enterprise applications, while leaving no trace of user activity on the host computer. Its award-winning product line includes KeyPoint Access, KeyPoint Vault, KeyPoint Manager and KeyPoint Alchemy. For more information, please visit http://www.redcannon.com/.

Source: RedCannon Security

CONTACT: John Jefferies of RedCannon Security, +1-510-498-4104, john.jefferies@redcannon.com; or Heidi Rosenberg of Nadel Phelan, Inc,
+1-831-440-2405, heidi@npipr.com, for RedCannon Security

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